Jeyadev's blog

Closing Time ...

2006-02-24T17:21:00.000+08:00

Well... its over and done at Blogger for me.

new and improved Jeyadev Uncensored here !

The inner man

2006-02-23T17:34:00.000+08:00

Credit to blackkni8 for the story.

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling theschool and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?" The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. "I believe, that when a child like Shay comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes, in the way other people treat that child." Then he told the following story: Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging. Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and, getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we’ll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."
In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the outfield. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible 'cause Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball. However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least able to make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game. Instead, the pitcher took the ball and turned and threw the ball on a high arc to right field, far beyond the reach of the first baseman.

Everyone started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" By the time Shay rounded first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions and intentionally threw theball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases toward home. Shay reached second base, the opposing shortstop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third!" As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams were screaming, "Shay, run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the "grand slam" and won the game for his team.

"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world."

Credit to blackkni8 for the story.

Jeyadev Combined Update (all CPUs)

2006-02-23T16:50:00.000+08:00

Jeyadev's update... yes, I know its been nearly 3 months...

lets see, I'm going to try for a chronological update.

December 2005

December was mostly boooring... mainly because I played Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas almost 16 hours a day. Yea, I would wake up, eat, play GTA:SA, eat, play, eat, play, sleep. For almost 3 weeks straight :(

I was just waiting for the end of the month for Christmas! Also, for my last appointment with my doctor, mainly to be certified ready to drive again! Yes, on the 28th Dec 2005, the panther returned to terrorize KL drivers.

Yes, after a very quiet Christmas, no tree even, I was allowed to return to PJ.

Also, my dad surprised me by asking if I'd like a car! whoa... that was like asking if the sky is blue... so its official, I now have my own 4 wheels. Desmo is probably gonna take me off his 'Brothers' list now :(
Its a 1987 Proton Saga, 1.3 automatic with power steering. Its truly a blessing, the car is in very good shape... Thanks to Uncle Cheah for getting it for me.

Also, at the end of December, I moved to a new place in Bandar Utama.
Thanks to the Lau family for opening their home to me.

January 2006
First month back! First month with own car! ... Now I understand why PJ people don't like driving in the traffic jams ... and parking! the horror of 1Utama parking is now clear to me. Thanks to Reuben driving me to work and back, its not too bad.

College people have been kinda wierd... the accounts exec doesn't seem to understand that I was in hospital for 2 months and at home recovering for 2 months, which is why my payment is backdated till August 2005. But a little help from my programme director and a copy of all my MCs from August till Dec 2005 seems to have smoothed everything out.

I've signed up for 4 subjects, System Engineering & Design, Visual Basic.NET, Data Systems and Architecture and Data Communication & Networks (SED, VB, DSA & DCN).

The first two are fine... DSA has been postponed to next semester. DCN may be postponed, because there's only 3 of us in the class.

Church... was interesting. Quite a few people mentioned that they missed me, and here I thought I was invisible without my Traffic Marshal vest. Even people I still don't know, said hi and how are you. Pleasantly suprised.

CG ... seems wierd somehow... maybe because I've been away so much, I am out of touch. I really don't like being out of touch. I pray that as time goes on, this wierd feeling will go away.

Stay tuned for February's updates tomorrow.

Food Memories :)

2005-12-05T21:17:00.000+08:00

Yet another online game of tag. CHiQ tagged me for some childhood food memories.

Hmm... good thing dinner is only 2 feet away (and smelling good) while I type this :)

1. Thosai with margarine and sugar. This is something I still enjoy. Served piping hot, with just enough margarine and sugar so the sugar doesn't drop off and the margarine doesn't drip all over... mm mm, good.

2. Grandma's meehoon. Well, since my grandma is a Sri Lankan Tamil, cooking an essentially Chinese dish :) she would mix in a packet of Maggi instant noodles, and some eggs and small slices of potatoes. And always include a cup of extra sweet Milo :) MMM, its too bad she's gotten Alzheimers :(

3. My own disaster Maggi :) My first attempt (at the age of 11) at copying my mum's delicious healthy Maggi. She'd put in French beans, potatoes, dried prawns and a dash of soya sauce. I overdosed on the dark soya sauce... ended up having to eat maggi the whole day :)

4. Hmm, something exotic for y'all to hear of. We called it 'uppuma' and I have no idea how to translate it. Basically, its rice flour, sugar, onions, all fried together.

5. mmm, my mum's liver and gizzard curry :). Yes, I can hear some of you retching now... but hey, I was 11 and not that much of a picky eater. Liver, gizzard, tomatoes and potatoes made in chicken curry style.

6. Grandma's sting-ray curry. She's the only person I know, who makes a delicious fish curry, using chicken curry powder... very good with hot rice and stir-fried cabbage.

I better stop now... Getting crosseyed from the hunger and desires stirred up.
I'm gonna post the five people to be tagged later.

The five who were tagged this time are

1. YP
2. J
3. IreneQ
4. Dobbs
5. Beat

CBS :)

2005-10-18T17:08:00.000+08:00

Coming Back Soon!

Part 4 (Aug 22 - Oct 17)
I've learned how to walk with crutches. Its not too hard and I can get around OK. I'm also able to take baths and all that on my own.
Mostly spending (burning?) my time by watching loads of TV ... a little helping my dad with computer stuff. I've had some of my old Teluk Intan buddies come over and visit. Maybe I'll do up a list of people who came to visit me... soon :)

Part 5 (Oct 18)
The cast is OFF! yahoo!! I can't walk yet, the muscles and joints below the knee all are quite painful... but the cast is off!! now I can wash this stinky leg :)
ahh... physiotherapy to recover the *art* of walking is tomorrow... keep praying, people! this is going to be one Christmas to remember!

MIA

2005-10-05T11:05:00.000+08:00

Well, finally I'm going to explain why I've been away for more than a month.

On August 14th 2005, I was in my first motorcycle accident. Please stop reading now if you don't want details.

Part 1 (Sunday night)
I was on my way home from work @ MacAsia 1 Utama on my trusty RX-S ... when I took a corner near Bandar Utama 6, and skidded. I lost consciousness for a few seconds, so no one knows exactly what happened afterwards.
2 of the security guards from BU 6 ran out from their booth, because they heard something (I guess) picked me up off the road, and told me to lie down on the divider. I was bleeding, but I was able to call Jun Wei and tell him what happened. I also remember telling the guards who he was, his car colour and number, so that they would know. Those guys were really good, I even heard one guy yelling at the 999 operator because the ambulance was a little late.
Jun Wei got there, the guards passed him my phone and Palm. I asked him to call my dad and tell him and our cell group leaders.
So, they got me into the ambulance, I passed out (again) and they got me to the hospital. Apparently I was bleeding from the face quite badly ... and I'd broken my leg. So they got a couple of surgeons to sew me up :) and put something on my leg so the broken part was stable. My foot was quite swollen so they didn't put the plaster of paris (POP) on.

Part 2 (Aug 15 - 18)
My dad was there... Thank God! if I'd had to do everything myself, I'd still be in hospital :)
Doctors came in and said that I'd broken the two bones in my lower leg (tibia and fibula - med people). I'd need a cast, but not just then. My foot was too badly swollen. I had a 'icepack' on for the 4 days. Lots of people came. Relatives, friends, college staff :) even my dad's colleagues. The leg was painful, but it was immovable and I couldn't find a comfortable sleeping position. I was only able to sleep because of the painkillers.

Part 3 (Aug 19 - 21)
Doctor walks in, says the POP can go on today (yay!) He came back later with a resident and she did the actual application. I went for x-ray afterwards. Doctor said on Saturday morning that he's going to change the cast a little, so the bones are 100% straight. More x-ray after that. Sunday morning, doctor says the bone is perfect, and I can be discharged. I called my friends... and so many came to help me out of the hospital! First, we tried a wheelchair, but the cast keeps my knee straight, so that didn't work. Next, we tried a crutch under the cast, but my leg was too heavy. So the hospital staff got a trolley (movable hospital bed) and put me on that. Getting off the trolley and into dad's Waja was... interesting :) I couldn't stand at all by myself, so I'm not too sure how exactly we managed it. I was in the back seat, with my leg stretched over the back of the front seat, which was lowered almost flat.

More coming soon...

Gasp !

2005-08-14T21:43:00.000+08:00

after CHiQ referenced a Goth and its supposed analysis...

I saw this today. Analysis of 'Hollaback Girl'

I wonder if the analyst is serious or what... seems like a lot of time and effort was put in.

The results are completely false!

muahaha...

HeartCore !

2005-06-27T17:31:00.000+08:00

Ahh... time to update. But there's too many people in the store now. Maybe later? :)

June Update ...

2005-06-21T16:32:00.000+08:00

Hooked up with YP and CHiQ last night. Had some dinner ... and adjourned to coffee next door.

The ambience... the company... was just excellent. I'm quite happy that these 2 women asked me along. :)

On the way home tho' :) I took a corner near my place just a little to fast... nearly fell off my bike:( Thank God, He kept me awake and alert enough that I was able to recover.

Now at MacAsia we have more staff. So stress is lower. Thats good.

Over at DUMC we're going to Port Dickson for youth camp. Theme is HeartCore. I'll be helping in the committee, Games department :) pray for strength for all of us. God's protection for all campers.

Adios!

Musical Baton :(

2005-05-30T12:13:00.000+08:00

alamak! I got tagged by Jinny in this musical baton thingie going around.

since she tagged me, I'm gonna copy the formatting from her blog :) *smirk smirk*

Total volume of music files on my computer
Um ... 200 MB or so. It just came back from a HDD replacement.

The last CD I bought
Hillsong's Hope VCD

Song playing right now
Jason Mraz - Curbside Prophet, from CHiQeN's iPod mini

Five songs I listen to a lot, or that mean a lot to me
PlanetShakers - Shake The Planet
Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
Sade - King Of Sorrow
Russell Watson - Faith Of The Heart
Bing Crosby - How Great Thou Art

Five people to whom I’m passing the baton
dementedchic
nTech
Jin Khang
David Chew
Peter Tan

Hope the above carry on the torch, I mean baton.

Cut :(

2005-05-25T15:00:00.000+08:00

Yeah. I cut myself... by accident. again :(

We'd just got some stuff in here @ AppleCenter 1Utama. I was helping to open boxes and boxes of iPod minis. My colleague was joking around, pretending to throw the box, and I tried to catch it between the knife in my right hand and my left hand :(

yes, I know. its was stupid.

so now I have 2 plasters on my left hand. its a little stiff, but I'll live.
Thanks to Chiq who was very concerned :)

Still mac-mini-less

2005-05-23T17:54:00.000+08:00

*Sigh*

my mac mini is still not back. I called today and the technicians are on public holiday.

my bike is much better now, got on wider tyres, new lights switch. now its a little safer on the highway.

next step for bike is change shock absorbers front and back :)

then and only then will I clean, paint and polish it.

mac mini = dead

2005-05-13T12:17:00.000+08:00

today is a sad day for me :(

my mac mini died. again.

for those who didn't know, my mac mini died the day after i bought it. then I got it replaced.

then wednesday night, it refused to boot. it just stuck at the loading screen. So I brought it to Mac Asia 1 Utama to backup the data and reinstall Panther. It refused to even display on the screen.

preliminary diagnosis, logic board = dead. so its at the HQ over at Great Eastern Mall. hope its done soon. I don't like being mac-less :(

TiGeR unLeasHeD

2005-04-29T22:04:00.000+08:00

finally! now I can play around with Dashboard, Spotlight, widgets! :)

woo hoo! and we got to see another paparazzi in action :P my colleague, Sebastian :)

but... tired la now, need to go sleep soon. hope I can get up early.

The Return to JARING

2005-04-27T17:01:00.000+08:00

I learned a real good piece of news today! my home is covered by Jaring wireless service!

woo hoo! now I can leave TMnet, Telekom & Streamyx all at the same time! ... sorry for the !!! but... I am just overjoyed... woo hoo

Sardine Tin @ home

2005-04-22T12:36:00.000+08:00

woo, now my home feels like a sardine tin. from 4 people to 10 ! arghh.

my aunt's son + family just moved in cos his house is being renovated, so thats +4. then my housemate brought in his friend for 2 weeks, then my aunt brought HER friend for 2 weeks also. !

now I go out at 9 a.m. and return at 12 midnight cos I can't take it!

good news is that I got new shades yesterday with chiQ. I need to find a way to post pictures here. maybe I'll just get the BT adaptor end of the month!

Vandals Reloaded :(

2005-04-17T12:38:00.000+08:00

My bike kena again! this time, the clutch lever (handlebar) was broken off, and some little dents to all the lights.

Thats the max I can take. I give up, and will not bring my bike to 1 Utama anymore. I just don't get it, why my bike? there's like so many other more expensive bikes to damage :)

Vandalized? or taken for a ride?

2005-04-15T13:48:00.000+08:00

Something happened on wednesday night. Someone apparently took my bike for a joyride, after picking the lock! :(

I came out after working and the helmet was dented in 2 places, the visor was broken, the left hand mirror was missing. the security people were missing so I couldn't complain to anyone.

after getting on, the bike handles funny, making squeaking sounds and wobbling all over the place.

looks like a major job. I don't need this! oh well, I got the visor replaced today (RM10) and got my self a lock for the front fork (RM20). also parked the bike NEXT to the security guy and told him that I am a target. he said he'll look out...

entah apa apa entah ...

oh, suggestions to keep my bike safe are welcomed :)

Sir, your order of Baked Jeyadev ...

2005-02-17T02:27:00.000+08:00

wahh... its the middle of the night and its too hot. I took a bath... no help!
from here on, it only gets hotter :(

First Entry!

2005-02-17T00:55:00.000+08:00

Well... here it is at last :)

I finally have a blog. After watching so many others (JeffOoi comes to mind) I too can broadcast my ideas.